Obsession?

You know it struck me the other day that I might be too interested in this game. I was in my Alternate Dispute Resolution class learning about negotiation at the time. Suddenly it occured to me: Go is the ultimate game of negotiation. You begin the game by staking out initial positions. Some of these are challenged but if you do a good enough job in fuseki, these positions you initially claim remain throughout the negotiation. Later you get into unclaimed territory. It is desirable to both sides. Each watches the other claim some piece of the territory. The decision is made whether to challenge or allow them to take it. There is turn taking between the sides and at the end, both get what they negotiated for. One side gets a better deal than another but everyone comes out with something.

It was then that I remembered I should be taking notes... ;)